Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781259700903
Author: Leland Hartwell Dr., Michael L. Goldberg Professor Dr., Janice Fischer, Leroy Hood Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 19, Problem 7P
| a. | Explain how you could use worms transformed with myo-2::GFP to find mutations that disrupt the structure of the pharynx. How would the presence of the transgene facilitate the mutant screen? |
| b. | Nematodes homozygous for loss-of-function mutations in a gene called pha-4 have no detectable pharyngeal structures. How could you use myo-2::GFP to determine if pha-4 is a master regulatory gene that directs development of the pharynx in a manner similar to the way Pax-6/eyeless controls eye development? (Hint: Review Solved Problem I.) |
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Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
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